Africa

By Ifeoma Aka Enugu, Dec.5, 2019 The first ever Pan African Catholic Congress on Theology, Society and Pastoral Life to reflect on the church as a beacon of hope for the continent on Thursday kicked off in Enugu, Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that no fewer than …

By Ismaila Chafe, Okon Okon Abuja, Dec. 4, 2019 President Muhammadu Buhari says the stability of Liberia is a key part of his vision for peace, stability and prosperity in the West African sub-region. The President stated this when he received Ms Mawine Diggs, Special Envoy of President George Weah …

By Nicholas Obisike Enugu, Dec.1, 2019 Rangers International Football Club of Enugu on Sunday lost 3-1 to Pyramid Football Club of Egypt in the ongoing Confederation African Football (CAF) group stage match. Rangers took the lead in the 28th minute from Ibrahim Olawoyin but had Tope Olusesi red carded before …

It was for his ignorance of current security cooperation amongst states within the Lake Chad Region, that Dr Ona Ekhomu‎, President, Association of Industrial Security and Safety Operators of Nigeria (AISSON) issued a press statement criticizing Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum for equipping 150 Cameroonian vigilantes who have joined …

By Victor Okoye Abuja, Dec. 1, 2019 Enyimba International Football Club of Aba on Sunday went down to a 2-0 defeat against Moroccan side, Hassania Agadir in their CAF Confederation Cup Group D clash  at the Stade Al Inbiaâte. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Karim El Berkaoui opened …

Cape Town, Nov. 29, 2019 South Africa’s Parliament on Friday urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to intervene in efforts to stabilise the embattled South African Airways (SAA). Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Tourism said in a statement that the country’s national carrier pleaded with the government to intervene. “As the peak Christmas …

President Muhammadu Buhari Friday said that the Federal Government would soon commence the construction of the 600-kilometre Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano gas pipeline which would move gas from the Southern part of the country to the North. The Nigerian leader, who disclosed this while addressing the 5th Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Summit …

By Peter Ejiofor Lagos, Nov. 29, 2019 The Nigerian Union South Africa (NUSA) has extolled the judgment of Judge Shyam Gyanda of a South African court on the brutal murder of the late Ebuka Okoli in that country’s Durban, Kwazulu Natal Province. The President of the Union, Mr Adetola Olubajo, …

By Taiye Elebiyo-Edeni and Edith Nwapi Abuja, Nov. 26, 2019 Participants at the Africa Regional High Level Conference have urged African leaders to speed up the ratification of a key protocol on older people’s rights. The protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights on the Rights of the older …

By Ijeoma Okigbo Abuja, Nov. 24, 2019 Nigeria’s Odion Ighalo, Victor Osimhen and Wilfred Ndidi have been shortlisted for the 2019 CAF Men Footballer of the Year. The trio were nominated alongside 27 others in a list released by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Sunday. Usual suspects, Mohammed Salah …

Cape Town, Nov. 21, 2019 A former State Security Minister in South Africa, Bongani Bongo, now a parliamentarian from the ruling African National Congress (ANC), has been arrested on corruption charges, the Office of the ANC Chief Whip in Parliament confirmed on Thursday. “We are aware that the MP (Member …

Former Ghanaian President John Mahama and Dr Mansur Muhtar, Vice President, Country Operations, Islamic Development Bank and former Nigerian finance Minister among others have arrived in Lagos from Accra Ghana and Jedda, Saudi Arabia, for the 7th Anniversary Lecture of Realnews Magazine slated for Tuesday, November 19, at Sheraton Hotels, Lagos. Mahama arrived …

By Victor Okoye Abuja, Nov. 17, 2019 Nigeria on Sunday stayed solid at the top of their qualifying group for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations with a convincing win against Lesotho in Maseru. This was after a brace by Victor Osimhen and goals by Alex Iwobi and Samuel Chukwueze …

Lagos, Nigeria, November 12, 2019 The Realnews Magazine and Publications Limited, publishers of Realnews Magazine, is to unveil its book: Pathways to Political and Economic Development of Africa at its Seventh Anniversary Lecture on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. The Pathways to Political and Economic Development of Africa is a compilation of the presentations at …

The 2019 Ghana Bloggers Summit which is the annual convention for bloggers, social media influencers and journalists has ended successfully. The summit, hosted at the SB Incubator on November 1st & 2nd, 2019, had Nigerian millionaire blogger, Linda Ikeji as keynote speaker and saw the participation of bloggers and influencers …

Cape Town, Nov. 8, 2019 About 45 million people in Southern Africa are at risk of food and water shortages due to “the effects of changing weather conditions,” Evangelical Christian Aid Organisation World Vision on Friday said. The World Vision Emergency Coordinator for Southern Africa, Maxwell Sibhensana, said this in …

The Hague, Nov. 7, 2019 The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday sentenced former Congolese warlord, Bosco Ntaganda, to 30 years imprisonment. Ntaganda faced the possibility of life imprisonment after he was found guilty on 18 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity in July. Nicknamed the “Terminator,” Ntaganda …

The Nigerian Doctors’ Forum South Africa, NDF-SA, in collaboration with the Nigerian Ambassador to South Africa, His Excellency Ambassador Kabiru Bala, visited refugees camping in front of the United Nations building in Brooklyn, Pretoria, South Africa on Tuesday, October 29, 2019. The refugees were given 10 mobile toilets and many …

H.E. John Dramani Mahama, former President of the Republic of Ghana will deliver the Seventh Anniversary Lecture of Realnews Magazine on Tuesday, November 19, at the Sheraton Hotel, Lagos. “Beyond Politics: An Economic Narrative for West Africa” is the main topic of the Lecture with “The End of Oil: Wither …

Ghana has set a target of three years for the country to put a stop to rice importation. This was disclosed Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Kennedy Nyarko Osei. Osei said Ghana was working round the clock to stop the importation of rice into the county …

Chairman, United Bank for Africa, UBA, Tony O. Elumelu, CON, has said that Africans do not need aid but long term investments for growth. Elumelu, who is also Chairman, Heirs Holdings and Founder of Tony Elumelu Foundation, TEF, said this in his Keynote address at the Invest for Growth in …

Lagos, Nigeria: Speaking at the YouthKonnekt Forum in Cape Verde recently, African investor and philanthropist, Tony O. Elumelu, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA), charged entrepreneurs to embrace hard work, discipline and sacrifice on their entrepreneurial journey to success. He addressed young …

By Temitope Ponle Abuja, Oct. 29, 2019 Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chief Executive Officer, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM). has urged the National Assembly to enact a bill that would enable Nigerians in diaspora to vote in whatever country they reside. Dabiri-Erewa said this when she appeared before the House of …